Cinnamon Crescent Twists Recipes

Steps:

• Separate crescent roll dough into four rectangles; press seams to seal. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon; spread over two rectangles. Top with remaining two rectangles. Starting from a long side, cut each rectangle into eight strips. Twist each strip several times; seal ends together., Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove to wire racks. Combine glaze ingredients; brush over warm twists.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, pecans, and cinnamon in a mini-chopper and process until sandy. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Unfold pastry and brush with egg. Spread sugar mixture over pastry. Cut in half, then cut into 8 (1/2-inch-wide) strips. Twist strips. Lay on pans, pushing ends down with your thumb. Freeze 10 to 15 minutes, until firm.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bake until golden, rotating pans halfway, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on a rack.

Steps:

• Heat the milk and butter in a small pan until the butter has melted. Allow to cool slightly - the milk should be warm, not hot. Put the flour in a large mixing bowl with a pinch of salt to one side of the bowl. Add the yeast into the flour on the other side of the bowl, so it's not touching the salt. Pour in the sugar, then mix it all together.
• Gradually pour the warm milk into the dry ingredients, mixing with your hands until you have a relatively sticky dough. You may not need all of the milk. Add in the egg and continue to work until combined.
• Lightly dust a surface with flour and tip out the dough. It will be quite wet - the more you knead it, the easier it will become. Knead for around 10 mins until you have a smooth dough. Put in a lightly floured bowl to prove for 1 hr or until doubled in size.
• To make the filling, mix the melted butter, sugar and cinnamon together until you get a smooth paste. Set aside.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to around a 30 x 40cm rectangle. Spread over the filling using a palette knife until the dough is completely covered.
• Fold in half widthways and cut into 16-18 strips down the shortest side. Twist both ends of each strip in opposite directions until a spiral shape forms. Holding one end in your hand, wrap the rest of the dough around it and over, pressing the ends into the bottom of the bun so it doesn't unravel during cooking.
• Lay on two lined baking trays spaced 5cm apart. Leave to prove for 30-45 mins until risen slightly. Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Brush the tops of the buns with a little egg and bake for 18-20 mins until golden. Don't worry if a little cinnamon butter comes out.
• For the coating, mix together the sugar and cinnamon. Whilst still warm, toss the buns in the sugar and eat straight away.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Add 2 cups of flour, sugar, salt, milk, butter, egg and remaining water; beat on medium speed 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch down dough. Roll into a 16x12-in. rectangle. Brush with butter. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter. Let dough rest for 6 minutes. Cut lengthwise into three 16x4-in. strips. Cut each strip into sixteen 4x1-in. pieces. Twist and place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 350° 15 minutes or until golden.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray a baking sheet with no-fat cooking spray.
• Mix sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Separate dough into triangles.
• Cut each triangle in half, lengthwise.
• Brish each triangle with melted butter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
• Place a marshmallow and the wide end of each triangle.
• Roll up each triangle starting from the wide end to enclose marshmallow, pinch edges of dough to seal.
• Place twists on prepared baking sheet, seam side down about 2in apart.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Blend icing sugar with milk in a small bol.
• Drizzle over warm twists.
• Please also try this without the marshmallows, just a yummy with a little less sweetness!

Steps:

• Mix 2 3/4 cups flour, 1 TBS sugar, yeast and salt in bowl.
• Stir in water and 1/4 cup margarine.
• Add eggs and enough remaining flour to make soft dough, mixing well.
• Knead on floured surface for 3 minutes.
• Divide dough into 2 portions.
• Roll each portion into 12x 12 inch square.
• Brush with melted margarine.
• Mix 2/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Sprinkle 3/4 of the mixture over dough squares.
• Fold remaining dough over center.
• Cut each into 12 strips.
• Twist strips and place on greased baking sheet.
• Let rise for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 12 - 14 minutes or until golden brown.
• May glaze if desired.
• Preparation time is approximate which includes kneading and rising.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the sour cream, honey, butter, soda, and salt-but do not boil. Let cool to lukewarm.
• Dissolve the yeast and the honey in the lukewarm water. Stir into the lukewarm mixture from Step 1.
• Add the beaten eggs and flour to the cooled mixture. Knead on a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes.
• Roll out the dough to a 16 x 16 inch square. Mix in the butter, honey, and cinnamon and spread on dough. Fold into thirds and cut into 16 1-inch strips. Twist each strip and lay on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Cover lightly and let rise in a warm spot for about an hour.
• Bake at 350'F for about 25 minutes.
• When they're done, they may be frosted with your favorite icing, If you like.

Steps:

• Set oven to 375°F.
• Lightly spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl mix together 1/2 cup sugar with cinnamon.
• Separate the dough into triangles.
• Cut each triangle in half lengthwise.
• Brush each dough with melted butter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Place a marshmallow half at the wide end of each triangle, then roll up starting at the wide end, pinching ends of dough to seal the marshmallow.
• Place the dough on prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar with almond extract and whipping cream, adding in more cream to create a drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle over warm crescents.
• Remove to wire racks.

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a large cookie sheet.
• Separate dough at the perforations.
• Seal together two triangles at the perforations firmly to make 8 squares total.
• In a small bowl, combine cheese and onions; mix well.
• Spoon a "scant" 1/4 cup cheese/onion mixture in a 1-inch strip down the center of each rectangle to within 1/4-inch of each end.
• Fold dough in half lenghwise to form a long strip.
• Firmly press edges to seal.
• Twist strip 4-5 times.
• Bring ends together to form a ring shape; pinch to seal.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl using a fork or small whisk, mix the egg with 1 teaspoon water and brush over the dough.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and garlic salt (if using).
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet.
• Cool 5 minutes on wire rack.
• Serve warm.
• Delicious!